Re: Share your good news

Originally Posted by ClosetRTWatcher

I posted back in January in the "Dieting" thread that I had taken off a good chunk of weight over the previous year. I am happy to say that I have kept it off so far. I had been doing some running even before the weight loss, but was having problems with pain in my shins and knees. Once I lost some weight all of the pain went away. I have been able to push my longest running distance now to 8 miles! I have had a couple of people tell me I should try running a half-marathon, and that is actually starting to seem within reach!

ETA - I just realized my post count has recently exceeded 4,000!

Congratulations!

Time flies when you're having fun!

I think your running history is great. How did you get to 8 miles at once? I tried for so long and could never get passed 5 miles.

Re: Share your good news

I think your running history is great. How did you get to 8 miles at once? I tried for so long and could never get passed 5 miles.

I started out by figuring out routes in my neighborhood that were 2 and 4 miles, and I could mix and match the two. First I got to the point where I was doing 4 pretty regularly. As the weather started getting cooler I realized that when I finished a run I felt like I could keep going if I wanted. At that point I pushed up to 6. After doing that a couple of times I tried doubling my 4 mile loop and it worked beautifully! For me cooler weather is a key ingredient. I could never do longer distances in hot weather with direct sun, UGH!! Now the challenge is trying to work a run in after work, but before it gets dark!

It also helped me a LOT to use a website like mapmyrun.com where I could easily come up with routes of certain distances ahead of time! I would LOVE to try to hit 10 miles sometime soon - that is my next challenge for myself!

Re: Share your good news

Originally Posted by ClosetRTWatcher

I started out by figuring out routes in my neighborhood that were 2 and 4 miles, and I could mix and match the two. First I got to the point where I was doing 4 pretty regularly. As the weather started getting cooler I realized that when I finished a run I felt like I could keep going if I wanted. At that point I pushed up to 6. After doing that a couple of times I tried doubling my 4 mile loop and it worked beautifully! For me cooler weather is a key ingredient. I could never do longer distances in hot weather with direct sun, UGH!! Now the challenge is trying to work a run in after work, but before it gets dark!

It also helped me a LOT to use a website like mapmyrun.com where I could easily come up with routes of certain distances ahead of time! I would LOVE to try to hit 10 miles sometime soon - that is my next challenge for myself!

Well done! I think this sounds very impressive, and it's cool you have set goals for yourself

Re: Share your good news

Originally Posted by ClosetRTWatcher

It also helped me a LOT to use a website like mapmyrun.com where I could easily come up with routes of certain distances ahead of time! I would LOVE to try to hit 10 miles sometime soon - that is my next challenge for myself!

I DID IT! 10.5 miles last Friday! I also successfully avoided stiff muscles enough to do another 6.4 on Sunday!

Re: Share your good news

Originally Posted by ClosetRTWatcher

I DID IT! 10.5 miles last Friday! I also successfully avoided stiff muscles enough to do another 6.4 on Sunday!

I rarely wander into this thread and have missed all this running talk - congratulations! I am an avid runner. My favorite distance is 8-10k.
Are you racing? I do about 3 per year, though have only managed one half-marathon. A full marathon is on my bucket list.

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